Vatican. An Order Of Pope Pius Ix, Grand Cross Case, C.1900 Hold along with full-length rules on

along with full-length rules on either side

this set most likely belonged to King Aleksandar Obrenović

mounted to a cross base with four faceted arms

XII Years Service Medal

5 mm x 54 mm

Vatican. An Order Of Pope Pius Ix, Grand Cross Case, C.1900 Hold along with full-length rules on(Ordo Pianus or Ordine Piano). Instituted in 1847. Hardshelled design on both the lid and base, wooden framed, with distinctive rounded corners, the exterior with a red leather covering on five sides, and a red pebbled paper bottom, the lid bearing the embossed Papal coat of arms of Pope Leo XIII (1878 1903) in the centre, the arms containing a pine tree within a large oval fronted by an arched band, a radiant star at the upper left, in addition to